Banking

Peggy Stewart House for sale in Annapolis

2013-05-16 13:15:00

Tucked away in the state's capital, adjacent to the Naval Academy, sits the Peggy Stewart House, a historic house that played an important role in the American Revolution and was home at different times to a signer of the Constitution and a signer of...

Pre-paid cards, phones and codes are inmates' currency

2013-05-11 14:12:00

In the black market of Maryland's prisons and jails, where the right price can secure cellphones and drugs, transactions unfold through a complex system of currency. Among the key elements: 14-digit codes, prepaid debit cards and text messages. One...

A Severna Park stunner features four stories of gracious living and entertaining areas.

2013-05-12 00:00:00

"Estate" is not a description that should be used indiscriminately — yet the term clearly when referring to the Colonial-style mansion at 1105 Bellevista Court in Severna Park. Located on nearly one acre in the subdivision of Belleview Estates,...

Gang signs spray-painted on baseball fields in Aberdeen {Harford police blotter)

2013-05-09 14:24:00

Aberdeen Maryland State Police and Sheriff's Office report: Djbril Ramatoulay, 21, of the 700 block of West Bel Air Avenue, was charged Tuesday with failing to appear in court for a case in which he was found guilty of failing to obey a police order...

Five questions with ... Kimberly Scott

2013-04-26 00:00:00

The Great Gourmet is Kimberly Scott's way of introducing the world to Maryland seafood. Her Eastern Shore company sells crab cakes, oysters and clams to wholesale and retail markets. In 2006, just three years after opening, The Great Gourmet was logging...

Korean War veterans donate $1,000 to Harford Co. Public Library

2013-04-23 13:23:00

A group of Korean War veterans presented a $1,000 donation to the Harford County Public Library Thursday in an effort to support library programs to commemorate this year's 60th anniversary of the end of the war. Six members of Maryland Chapter 33 of...

Sinclair will acquire Fisher Communications for $373.3 million

2013-04-11 17:00:02

Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc.'s shopping spree continued Thursday with the announcement of a $373.3 million deal that extends its television reach to a third of U.S. viewing households. Sinclair will gain 20 additional stations in eight markets by...

Yorkie dog stolen in Bel Air [Harford County police blotter]

2013-04-09 15:29:00

Aberdeen Michael Alan Morrison, 21, of the 2000 block of Tower Road, was charged Monday with second-degree assault. Phallen Jai Price, 25, and Phillip Hampton, 25, both of the 200 block of Mayberry Drive, were charged Friday with scheming to commit...

MECU to acquire Advance Bank in Baltimore

2013-04-04 14:31:43

Municipal Employees Credit Union of Baltimore Inc. announced Thursday that it had agreed to acquire Advance Bank, another Baltimore-based institution. A sale price hasn't been determined and will be based on which Advance assets regulators say MECU can...

Lawmakers have moral obligation to mend broken contract with taxpayers.

2013-03-29 10:30:00

I did a double take reading your editorial that excused Maryland lawmakers for raiding $1 billion from the state's transportation trust fund to spend on other programs ("We all benefit from transit, and we should all pay for it" Mar 25). Let's explore the...

With online technology, buying and selling options abound

2013-03-28 00:00:00

The last time Yasmin and Adil Degani bought a home, they took the traditional route. They went with a commission-based real estate brokerage to show them homes and guide them through the homebuying process. This time around, in an effort to save money...

Consumer groups fear that debtors' prisons are making a resurgence

2013-03-25 17:12:00

When a warrant for his arrest arrived at his mother's house, Bryan Bookman went to the district court in Essex to clear up the matter. "That's when I was handcuffed and shackled, right on the spot, like I was a common criminal," said Bookman, who didn't...

Demonstrators hold protest signs across the street from the Bank of America Corp. headquarters during the annual shareholders meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina. Bank of America Corp.

2013-05-08 00:00:00

Former French Budget Minister Jerome Cahuzac, pictured last month, admitted having a secret bank account containing about $770,000.

2013-04-02 13:14:39

Clemson Tigers' Sammy Watkins (2) runs up the sideline past Virginia Tech Hokies' Cris Hill (9) during the second quarter of the ACC Championship game at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Saturday, December 3, 2011. (David T. Foster III/Charlotte Observer/MCT)

2013-03-15 07:20:00